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Ben was the first torch carrier for the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay and was then chosen to be Great Britain\u2019s Flag Bearer at the Olympics closing ceremony. Following his Olympic retirement, Ben launched Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) his very own racing team which competed in the 2012\/2013 America\u2019 Cup World Series who finished in fourth place. Following this Ben joined Oracle Team USA for the 34th America\u2019s Cup final where he was called up to be a tactician on the boat, the team produced one of the biggest sporting comebacks in history coming from 8-1 down to beat Team New Zealand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ben was the first torch carrier for the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay and was then chosen to be Great Britain\u2019s Flag Bearer at the […]
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